A fighter till her last breath
AYESHA KHANAM
(1947-2020) Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad president and freedom fighter Ayesha Khanam a guardian of the women s movement in Bangladesh, who dedicated her life to the rights of deprived, oppressed and disenfranchised women breathed her last early yesterday.
She was 74.
An integral part of the women s movement in Bangladesh, her message to her fellow countrywomen was to stand their own grounds and develop an uncompromising attitude so that they can take their own responsibilities and decisions. This has always been the way and is still the way. And this is the message given by Pritilata, this was also said by Ila Mitra, and this was the oath taken by Begum Rokeya, Ayesha told this correspondent in an earlier interview with The Daily Star.
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Collage: Kazi Tahsin Agaz Apurbo
Two schoolgirls lost their way back home in the capital s Badda from an outing on the night of February 8 last year. Wandering on the road for a few hours, they came across one Emon Hossain.
Emon, 30, sacked organising secretary of Badda Thana Krishak League, promised the girls, both aged around 13, to take them to his home nearby, saying they were like his daughter who is of their age and can stay the night safely with her.
Convinced, the girls agreed to go without knowing the danger lurking for them.
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Gov’t measures for new year sparks disappointment, outrage
By Maria Weldali - Dec 31,2020 - Last updated at Dec 31,2020
The government’s fresh set of measures for the new year, including reducing curfew by two hours and extending the Friday lockdown, sparked disappointment among citizens and sector representatives (JT file photo)
AMMAN The government’s fresh set of measures for the new year was received with disappointment and anger by citizens and sector representatives.
Speaking during a press conference that was broadcast live on Wednesday from the Prime Ministry, Minister of State for Media Affairs Ali Al Ayed said that “in light of the epidemiological developments in the Kingdom, the government was careful to make safe and gradual plans for the reopening of sectors”.
Kazi Nafia Rahman, bdnews24.com Published: 31 Dec 2020 01:28 AM BdST Updated: 31 Dec 2020 03:25 AM BdST
The year 2020 started with the rape of a Dhaka University student and protests erupted up and down Bangladesh. But violence against women in the country continued unchecked. ); }
The nation saw a rise in sexual violence towards women even as it grappled with the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
In desperation to crack down such violence, the government elevated the highest punishment for rape to death from life term but the move proved no deterrent as the data provided by the non-government organisations reveal a rising trend in violence against female members of society.